1722, perhaps from dialectal sog "bog, swamp," or the verb sog "become soaked," both of unknown origin, + -y (2). Related: Soggily; sogginess.
soft-soap
soft-spoken
software
softy
sog
soggy
Soho
soi-disant
soigne
soil
soiree
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